Organic literacy : the keywords approach to owning words in print / Kathy R. Fox ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fox, Kathy R.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Language arts (Early childhood).

Literacy.

Children--Language.

Children.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (77 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : University Press of America, Inc., 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Organic vocabulary describes a child's inner source of thoughts and is based on the work of New Zealand educator Sylvia Ashton-Warner. It can help promote early literacy among children who have limited experience with print. This book expands upon and applies early research to today's classrooms.

Contents:

Organic Literacy; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Chapter One: An Introduction to Keywords; Chapter Two: A Historical Context for Sylvia Ashton-Warner; Chapter Three: Developing My Own Keyword Style; Chapter Four: Keywords in a Kindergarten Classroom; Chapter Five: Keywords in a First Grade Classroom; Chapter Six: Keywords in a Second Grade Classroom; Chapter Seven: Keywords for English Language Learners; Chapter Eight: Adaptations to Fit Other Classroom Contexts; Chapter Nine: How to Easily and Effectively Set Up Your Classroom for Keywords; Chapter Ten: So What Have We Learned?

Appendix A: Sample Kindergarten KeywordsAppendix B: Sample First Grade Keywords; Appendix C: Sample Second Grade Keywords; Bibliography

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0-7618-6048-7